poster, in need of help.

i need to do a poster for my portfolio class that's due on thursday and the topic is open. i've decided to do somewhat of a self promo thing and came up with this so far >>rough stage<<. i have no idea where i'm going with this and i don't think i even like it honestly. anyone have suggestions?

Well....the main problem is its dead center which = no composition/visually boring.

If your going for self promo...then why not ditch the 99 vector kranes (even though its your signature[not forum signature lol]) and play with the idea of just one? Self=1...which really would make more sense design wise. I like the white/black outline (circle/arrow) so im thinking maybe you can outline a single krane like that (no yellow/gray)..and make it large so you can design around it. Also because its your "signature" you could use yellow and gray colors else where (text/bg/etc).

Also think about the word promo. What makes a good promotional piece? What message do u want to send? What do you have to offer? Who are you? Your krane. But that doesnt mean much. who is krane? dig down and try to add those elements into the poster.

how the hell can i add stuff rodder said it all, lol

' with the idea of just one?' good idea , i was thinking u could have a big krane with your logo on his hat. . . with a nice bg of course

thanks for the great tips guys. i'm really wandering if i should keep the rgb and cmyk stripes, because people who have no clue about those colors say that it looks frooty.

rgb and cmyk stripes

To tell you the truth....i didnt pick up on that until you said it. What if you took the colors and put them in bars along the left edge....like (i dont know the name of it) when you get a set of proofs from a printer with the palette printed along the edge??

oooohh, that might be something to think about. you mean like the spot color marks that are found on the flaps of cereal boxes and such? nice idea, might not have the same effect but worth a try.

spot color marks that are found on the flaps of cereal boxes

Yeah, you got it.

I think it looks alright, but im not really sure that I like the background of the entire thing.... rodder really hit the nail on the head i guess you could say. I have a feeling this is going to turn out goo though man Keep us updated.